I still don't agree. The whole reason this business exists is to remove the cost from all the industries that need to run background checks.
I think the extent and reason for the checks aren't apparent. So I'll give a few examples where we have high volume and I hope that will enlighten you as to the reason why there are so many players in the industry.
The highest volume checks are around the medical and teaching fields. We often run 6-month, to one year recurring checks on teachers and doctors to ensure licenses and certifications are still active. As well as necessary immunizations to work in their environments.
Do you expect a low margin industry like teaching to staff a full time employee to do nothing but run background checks? They want them done and the schools have access to the information, it's just much easier for them to pay us a few dollars an employee and get a nice report than do the legwork themselves.
Additionally, incurring the cost of access for the relevant data is a barrier for companies without a bunch of cash laying around.
We don't solicit companies with incriminating information about their employees, it's a necessary part to a safe environment.
shrug not trying to imply it is all bad. The nature of the information is important. Professional certification or licensing checks are obviously harmless.
What isn't harmless is gathering information about the private lives of people (even when done in the public eye) in ways that are difficult, labor intensive, or impossible without automation.
I think the extent and reason for the checks aren't apparent. So I'll give a few examples where we have high volume and I hope that will enlighten you as to the reason why there are so many players in the industry.
The highest volume checks are around the medical and teaching fields. We often run 6-month, to one year recurring checks on teachers and doctors to ensure licenses and certifications are still active. As well as necessary immunizations to work in their environments.
Do you expect a low margin industry like teaching to staff a full time employee to do nothing but run background checks? They want them done and the schools have access to the information, it's just much easier for them to pay us a few dollars an employee and get a nice report than do the legwork themselves.
Additionally, incurring the cost of access for the relevant data is a barrier for companies without a bunch of cash laying around.
We don't solicit companies with incriminating information about their employees, it's a necessary part to a safe environment.